Coleophora uralensis

Coleophora uralensis is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in southern France, Spain, Hungary, Croatia, southern Russia, Afghanistan and Iran.

Coleophora uralensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Coleophoridae
Genus:
Coleophora
Species:
C. uralensis
Binomial name
Coleophora uralensis
Toll, 1961[1]

Adults are on wing in late May and June.[2]

The larvae feed on Artemisia alba. They make a dark brown, laterally compressed composite leaf case of 7–8 mm. The mouth angle is about 30°. The case is composed of 10-15 v-shaped leaf fragments.[3]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. The Casebearers of the Volga-Ural inter-river region (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae)
  3. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2011-04-26.


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